Commerce Department publishes proposed rule on Dec. 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.

The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Commerce Department on Dec. 23

Title
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Gulf of Alaska
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2020 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Marine Mammals; File No. 23577
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Sand Island Pile Dike System Test Piles Project Near the Mouth of the Columbia River; Correction
Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Brazil: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018
Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Marine Mammals; File No. 22156
Submission for OMB Review; Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area